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There is just something (so to speak) I needed to get off my chest. I was curious why no one ever asked me for help with anything related to cooking. It was just recently I started doing cheesecakes, and there has yet to be one that didn't turn out (forgive the arrogance) Perfect. Anyone that knows me, knows what I am capable of in the...
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Here it is: the latest and greatest:

A Ginger Peach/Nectarine Bourbon Cheesecake
presented by my greatest fan: the one and only "Eeyore"

Toppings:

1st Layer: rich sweet whipped cream cheese
2nd Layer: fresh fruit (peaches and kiwi) fresh herbs (mint &basil) Makers Mark Bourbon & heavy cream
3d Layer: pomegranate honey
4th Layer: Fresh Pecans soaked in a Bourbon honey reduction sauce
xtra layer: Makers...
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The newest cheesecake will be finished later today.
It will be a Peach/Nectarine Cheesecake with a layer of peach-kiwi cream.
topped with pecans that were soaked in a carmelized Makers Mark bourbon glaze.
Special note of interest: peaches and nectarines used: "18"

For my next cheesecake, I've decided to throw a curveball. And cotrary to popular belief, it's not just because I had a tooth yanked from my lower jaw..Maybe. My main ingredient will be the Habanero Pepper. There's nothing like a little heat to bring a smile to one's face. Right now I am thinking of pineapple and mango as the other main ingredients, and knowing...
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Here is the latest cheesecake. A Ginger Banana Rum Cheesecake with a Chocolate Citrus Glazed Rum Topping.
I must admit, it was not one of my best (reluctantly) But I knew, going in, banana might be a difficult component.
It still was better then most cheesecakes you can buy elsewhere. Anyone that knows me, knows that even though I had difficulty with using banana, means...
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My latest creation is underway:
A Ginger Banana Rum Cheesecake
with a Citrus Glazed Rum Topping

I've been trying to come up with another unique cheesecake idea, but to be perfectly honest, it has been very difficult. The last one, blood orange chocolate, was my best, so what do you follow that with.

What van I say, the last couple of months have been, for lack of better words, an adventure. I've had to deal with the loss of two family members, the near loss of my father due to heart failure; of course that problem still exists, the loss of a family pet, which pails in comparison, but still. And an ongoing financial problem, which I found...
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I would put this cheesecake up against anyone's. Not bad for a computer technician,
even though my heart and soul has always been in the kitchen.